Fuga a tientas #249

“to allow… even to desire that, after that earliest point where the pen touches the paper, something unfathomed emerges, something unexpected” One of Erik Satie’s infrequent excursions into chamber music, the *Fugue à tâtons* (1913) is contemporary to his humorous piano compositions, and created in a similar spirit. *Fugue à tâtons* is a satirical reinvention of Baroque musical forms, enhanced by Satie’s characteristic witty titles and performance directions. A repetitive, childlike theme, a loosely woven fugue initiated by the piano “with silly but convenient naïveté”, and yet a complex and significant musical piece. Curiously, Spanish architect Enric Miralles used the title *Fuga a ...View all